Yu-Gi-Oh! D.D. Duels
Chapter One:
Fusion/Synchro
Author's Notes: Inspired by Arc-V I am revisiting the world of Yugioh fanfic writing. I will be reusing some of my characters from my old fics, but as with Arc-V these characters are AU counterparts and not the original characters from those fics…Which isn't to say that we might not see those characters…after all…The title is D.D. for a reason. I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Rule 4 is not in effect in this Universe and Link Monsters do not exist yet.
Davis handed the deck back to Sam after having shuffled and cut it. Sam handed Davis's own deck back to him. Davis tried to lock eyes with her, but ended up staring at the single streak of red in her black hair.
"All right," Eli said, sitting down at the table next to the two duelists. "This is for the match. Davis Coffin and Samantha Crawford both have one win each. Tiebracker wins the tournament and the set box. Runner up gets the GX era Duel Disk toy."
"Stop commentating Eli," Davis said. "We know what's at stake. I lost round 2, Sam goes first."
The two duelists drew 5 cards.
Davis-8000LP
Sam-8000LP
Sam frowned.
"I hope you have a hand-trap Dee," Sam said. "Or else I win."
Oh crap, Davis thought.
"I play Red-Eyes Fusion," Sam said. "Sending my Red-Eyes B. Dragon and my Meteor Dragon Red-Eyes Impact direct from my deck as Fusion Materials."
Sam picked up her deck and began rifling through it.
"Let the Dragon who brings Potential," she said, tossing a Red-Eyes B. Dragon into her card Graveyard pile. "And the impacting Red-Eyes from beyond the Stars become one. FUSION SUMMON: Meteor Black Comet Dragon."
She picked up her Extra Deck and placed the Fusion Monster on a Monster Card zone.
(LV8 3500/2000)
"When fusion summoned, Comet Dragon can send one Red-Eyes Monster from my deck to the Graveyard. You take half its attack as effect damage. I choose Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon (2800)"
Davis-6600LP
Sam—8000LP
"Red Eyes Fusion gives the Fusion Monster it summons the name "Red-Eyes B. Dragon," Sam continued. "I play the spell card Inferno Fire Blast, which deals effect damage equal to the original attack value of one Red-Eyes B. Dragon on the field."
Davis-3100LP
Sam-8000LP
"I play a second Inferno Fire Blast," Sam declared.
Davis-0LP
Sam-8000LP(WIN)
"Really," Davis groaned, slumping back in his seat. "A zero-turn kill?"
"If you'd drawn Ash Blossom…" Sam said.
Davis rolled his eyes. "If I could afford Ash Blossom to begin with. But no, I didn't have any hand traps. I had Buster Blader and Destruction Swordsman Fusion."
"Ah," Sam said. "Well…You shuffled my deck so…"
"So I did," Davis said. "Good Game. I'll get you next week Sam."
"Unless I get her first," Eli chuckled.
"You wish!" Davis and Sam said in unison.
"All right," Davis said, picking his deck up and placing it back in his deckbox. He walked behind the counter. "Which Card Set box did you want?"
"Legendary Duelists," Sam said rolling her eyes. "You ask a stupid question Dee…"
"Right," Davis said, rolling his eyes as he grabbed the box from the shelf and handed it to his friend.
"Still trying to pull Red-Eyes Gearfried, huh? Davis asked. "At this point don't you have every card from that set except him? Why don't you just buy one on Ebay for Pete's sake?"
"It's the principle of the thing now!" Sam snapped. "If I buy it online then THEY win."
"Who is 'they'?" Eli pondered.
"There's always a 'They'," Sam muttered.
"Both of you need to go home now," Davis said. "So I can clean up and close the store now."
"Don't you want to know if I pull Red-Eyes Gearfried?" Sam asked.
"No," Davis said. "You can tell me next week how you didn't pull it."
"Ouch!" she teased.
"No, out," Davis said. "As in get out. As in go home. As in I want to go home."
"Don't forget your booby prize," Sam said, pointing to the Duel Disk toy that had been sitting on the shelf behind the counter for weeks now.
"Yay," Davis said, scowling.
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Davis locked the doors to Black Falcon Games, closing up shop for the night. He had worked there since high-school, and honestly it was a decent job. He was a manager and was in charge of organizing the local card game tournaments. He set the rules and acted as referee for each of the four card games played at the shop: Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Chaotic, and Yu-Gi-Oh! But the Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament was the only one he participated in himself.
He'd always enjoyed the game more than the others and was even still running a variation of his original Dark Magician Deck. Of course these days, the game was a lot different from back in those days. Faster paced, more deck synergy, not to mention the various summoning methods from the Extra Deck. But that was what made the game exciting in his eyes. He liked the way it could change on a dime. He'd had reservations about some of the new summoning methods (Xyz in particular seemed too easy to him,) but he'd warmed up to each, and tried to run a few cards of each summoning method in his deck just to say he could.
"That was an interesting loss you took in there," a voice commented. Davis jerked in surprise. There was a man leaning against the wall next to the gaming shop. He was dressed in a purple suit, and seemed to fidgeting with a small bluish-crystal in his right hand.
He had blond hair and piercing blue eyes, and had a slight French accent, but it was clear that he had been speaking English well for some time.
"Don't see a lot of Zero-Turn Kills. Especially from a lower tier deck like Red-Eyes," he commented.
Davis shrugged. "Sam's been working on her deck for a while. It's a local tournament. There's supposed to be no pressure. We like to experiment and play for fun. Most of us run decks we like, not decks designed for playing in the Meta format. Sam likes Red-Eyes. Eli likes Blue-Eyes—Although they've gotten quite good in the major Meta of the game right now. And I like my Dark Magicians. Call us old-school classic players. Or ancient fossil relics. We don't care. We play for ourselves, for fun, because after all…It's a game. It's supposed to be fun."
"I couldn't agree more," the stranger said. "Like you I play Dark Magician. I play for my own enjoyment. I'd love to go up against a fellow Dark Magician Player. Care for a game?"
"I already locked up the shop," Davis said. "My duel mats are in there. There's no place to actually play."
"That's a Duel Disk, right?" the stranger said, gesturing at the toy in the crook of Davis's arm.
Davis blinked.
"This is a toy. It doesn't have a slot for an Extra Deck, and it's too dark out for fair play even if I DID want to use it, which I don't because these toys MURDER cards. Bending them beyond repair even if you can keep the card protectors on it. Which you can't."
The blond stranger tossed the blue crystal he'd been fidgeting with to Davis. Davis caught it instinctively.
"Touch that crystal to the 'toy', and it will solve every issue you just mentioned."
Davis stared at the stranger incredulously, before pressing the crystal against the plastic toy. The crystal suddenly glowed brighter and melted into the plastic toy, which began bubbling and oozing, it reshaped itself, shrinking and becoming more compact, transforming in Davis's hand until it finished shifting. It was now arctic blue and resembled a Duel Disk from the Arc-V anime.
Davis stared dumbfounded at the object.
"My name is Archon Pandora," he said, pulling out a purple colored Duel Disk and placing it on his arm. "That crystal is called a Quantum Crystal. They create harmonic resonances with similar objects across the Multiverse. Your 'toy' is now a fully functioning Duel Disk, complete with anti-cheating AI and full holographic projector capability. And you need not fear it 'murdering' your cards, as you put it. It's already adapted."
"Did…Did you say holographic projector capability?" Davis asked.
"I did," Archon responded. "It's yours to keep, of course, but…Well, it's hard to use without a Dueling Opponent who also owns one, you know?"
"Okay," Davis relented. "I'm in. Just…Just to see what it can do."
He put down his bag and pulled out his deck box, opening it and retrieving his deck. The card protectors for his Main Deck having an image of the Dark Magician Girl on them. He placed the deck into the tray for the Main Deck on the Duel Disk. They fit perfectly. The tray for the Extra Deck popped open. Davis grabbed his 15 Card Extra Deck and slid it into the second slot. The card protectors for his Extra Deck had Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight on them.
The Duel Disks activated and Davis and Archon took opposite stances in the parking lot of the strip mall where Black Falcon Games was located. Both Disks lit up and the decks auto shuffled. Davis panicked for a moment, but found his cards were still in perfect condition.
"DUEL" he and Archon declared at once.
Archon-8000LP
Davis-8000LP
"I'll go first," Archon said helpfully. "To help you get used to the mechanic of the Duel Disks."
"I think I can manage," Davis said.
"Nevertheless, I discard one card from my hand in order to Special Summon The Tricky in attack mode," Archon declared.
There was a glow and a green magician bedecked with question marks shimmered into existence in front of Archon.
(LV5 2000/1200)
"That's not the only play I've got, though," Archon said, grinning. "I also summon Neo, The Magic Swordsman in attack mode."
(LV4 1700/1000)
A blond swordsman dressed in green appeared on Archon's field next to the Tricky. Davis frowned, noticing some distinctive similarities between Neo and Archon.
"Two cards facedown and I end my turn," Archon said.
Despite the fact that Davis was now Dueling in a whole new way, he couldn't help but notice that Archon had burned his hand out making that play.
"I draw," Davis said, snapping the top card off of his deck. "I summon…Chocolate Magician Girl in Attack Mode."
(LV4 1600/1000)
A teenaged girl with a bared midriff and dressed in blue robes appeared in front of Davis. She did a little twirl as she arrived and then blew Davis a kiss as she alighted on the parking lot.
Davis paused, despite his mind being in Duel Mode, he couldn't help but pause at this sight. Unable to resist, he gently reached over and poked the holographic monster.
She responded by glomping his arm, and giving him a kiss on the cheek before jumping back into her battle ready position. Davis felt both embarrassed and fascinated all at once.
"What the heck?" he demanded.
"Don't look at me," Archon said. "She's your monster. I don't run the Magician Girls myself. Way too giggly and unfocused for my tastes."
"I FELT that!" Davis said.
"It's called "Solid Vision' for a reason," Archon said absently. "You have more plays to make this turn, yes?"
"What do you mean, 'giggly and unfocused'?" Davis asked frowning.
"Your monster cards are being channeled through a Quantum Crystal Duel Disk," Archon said. "So they're directly connected to the Duel Spirits that they represent. Duel Spirits have personalities, they react to different situations in different ways. Magician Girls as an Archetype are very…"
"Watch it," Davis said, frowning, suddenly feeling like Archon was going to insult his Chocolate Magician Girl.
"Teenage," Archon said diplomatically. "Thus they don't work well for my deck tastes. I prefer reliable monsters."
Chocolate Magician Girl humphed and stuck out her tongue at Archon.
"Your Tricky isn't the only monster that can Special Summon itself by discarding a card from the hand," Davis said, clearly announcing his next play.
"I discard one card from my hand in order to Special Summon Apprentice Illusion Magician!"
(LV6 2000/1700)
A young woman in purple armor and long straw blond hair shimmered into existence on Davis's field. She folded her arms and smirked at Archon. Seeing the older Magician, Chocolate Magician Girl immediately mimicked her pose.
"When my Apprentice Illusion Magician is summoned," Davis said, "I can add one Dark Magician from my Deck to my hand!"
Davis reached for his deck. I think I want the Tablet Magician, Davis thought. He ran three copies of Dark Magician in his deck. Each with a different artwork. The Classic Blue Robed Magician with the Battle City Tablet Background. The Red Arkana Dark Magician, and the Gold Edition Black Robed card.
His Duel Disk Beeped and suddenly a card stuck out of the middle of the deck. Davis blinked and grabbed it. It was his Dark Magician. In fact, it was the very artkwork that he'd been thinking of grabbing.
"Quantum Duel Disks are very intuitive," Archon said, answering Davis's question before he could ask it. "It can guess fairly accurately which copy of a card it is you want, if you're playing multiple artworks. I know I am for MY Dark Magicians."
"Right…." Davis said. He wondered if Archon had wanted this Holographic Duel in order to throw him off his game.
"Chocolate Magician Girl's Effect," Davis said. "I can discard one Spellcaster Monster, in order to draw one card."
Davis took the Dark Magician he had just searched and slid it into the Graveyard slot. The Duel Disk beeped and the top card of his deck slid loose. He snapped it up.
Eternal Soul, Davis thought. Excellent.
"I set one card facedown. Battle! Apprentice Illusion Magician! Attack Neo the Magic Swordsman!"
"Activating facedown," Archon countered. "Illusion Magic! I tribute Neo Before your Attack lands, and I get to add two Dark Magicians from my Deck to my hand!"
Two Cards popped out of Archon's deck. He snapped them up and held them aloft to show Davis. Davis noted with some amusement that they were two different artworks from the three that he had in his deck. Dark Magician being the Ace monster of the series first protagonist had had a LOT of iterations.
Davis eyed the other Facedown suspiciously.
"End of Battle Phase, Turn End." Davis said.
Archon-8000LP
Davis-8000LP
"I activate my Trap Card," Archon said. "Magician Navigation will let me Special Summon one Dark Magician from my hand, and one Level 7 or lower Dark Spellcaster from my deck to the field. I choose a second Dark Magician!"
(LV7 2500/2100)
(LV7 2500/2000)
Archon placed a third Magician Artwork (that also did not correspond to any of his own) Dark Magician from his deck onto the field. The twin Dark Magicians rose from the ground back to back.
"Tricky!" Archon declared. "Attack Chocolate Magician Girl!"
Chocolate took a defensive stance, and the gems on her scepter began glowing
"Chocolate Magician Girl's Special Ability!" Davis said. "I can Special Summon a Spellcaster from my Graveyard and redirect the attack to the new Spellcaster, but at half its original strength!"
"Chocolate Special Summons Dark Magician!"
Davis's own Dark Magician rose from the summoning portal in the ground, taking an offensive stance against Arkon's Tricky.
Dark Magician (LV7 2500/2100)
Tricky (LV5 1000/1200)
"I know," Archon chuckled. "I wanted you to do that! Now I can activate Tricky Spell 4! I send The Tricky to the Graveyard and summon three Tricky Tokens!"
(LV5 2000/1200)
(LV5 2000/1200)
(LV5 2000/1200)
Davis frowned, realizing that the effect cut off the attack and prevented Archon from taking Damage.
"Dark Magician!" Archon said pointing to the Magician on his right. "Attack Chocolate Magician Girl!"
Davis winced. He had no other Spellcasters in the grave with which to pop off the effects of Chocolate.
Chocolate Magician Girl screamed as the Dark Magic Attack hit. She shattered apart.
Archon-8000LP
Davis-7100LP
"Dark Magician," Archon said, pointing at the second one. "Attack Apprentice Illusion Magician"
Archon-8000LP
Davis-6,600LP
"Main Phase Two," Archon declared. "I now tribute two Tricky Tokens for a Tribute summon my third Dark Magician."
(LV7 2500/2100)
The third copy of the card appeared upon the field as two Tricky Tokens vanished. The three Dark Magicians stood in a circle, with the backs to each other, all of them eyeing Davis's Dark Magician suspiciously.
"End Turn," Archon said, swiping his thumb across his neck.
"I draw!" Davis said, drawing. Archon had distinct monster advantage. It was time to strike back.
Davis glanced at the card he drew.
"I tribute my Dark Magician in order to summon the Dark Magician Girl!" Davis declared.
Davis's Dark Magician dissolved into smoke as the iconic blond Spellcaster took his place, doing a little twirl as she appeared on his field.
(LV6 2300/1700)
"I activate the Spell Card Dark Burning attack!" Davis said. "With it I can destroy all of your faceup Monster cards!"
The tip of Dark Magician Girl's wand lit up with pink electricity and fired, shattering Archon's Dark Magicians and lone Tricky Token
(DMG; LV6 3200/1700)
"Now my Magician Girl gains 900 attack points for the three Dark Magicians that wound up in your Graveyard!"
"Battle Phase; Dark Magician Girl! Attack Archon Directly!"
Archon-4800LP
Davis-6600LP
"Trigger my trap: Eternal Soul!" Davis declared.
The trap flipped up and a massive Stele rose from the ground next to Davis. The Hieroglyphics on the stele glowed, and Davis's Dark Magician returned from the Graveyard.
(DMG; LV6 2900/1700)
(DM; LV7 2500/2100)
"Dark Magic Attack!" Davis declared.
"Trigger Trap!" Archon countered. "My own Eternal Soul!"
(Archon's DM; LV7 2500/2100)
(Davis's DMG; LV6 2600/1700)
(Davis's DM; LV7 2500/2100)
"Oh crap!" Davis yelped as his Dark Magician pulled back from his attack, Archon's mage rose from the ground, and glowered at him.
"As you know," Archon said. "Once per turn Eternal Soul provides us a Dark Magician from our hand or Graveyard."
"It also offers them protection from card effects," Davis said, frowning at Archon. "Why didn't you use it to protect your Dark Magicians from Dark Burning Attack?"
"I'm having too much fun," Archon said, grinning. "Obviously, I wanted to see your Magician Girl boosted by 4 Dark Magicians in the Graveyard."
"Eternal Soul has a massive weakness too," Davis commented. "If it's destroyed, it will nuke our fields."
"So true," Archon said.
"Dark Magician," Davis pointed at Archon's Dark Magician. "Dark Magic Attack!"
The two Mages rushed at each other and exploded in a shower of light.
"I end my turn," Davis said.
"I draw," Archon replied.
"Dark Magician resurrect by Eternal Soul!" Archon and Davis declared in Unison.
"Quite clever Davis," Archon said, as the Dark Magicians took their respective stances once more. "You knew I would have to resurrect Dark Magician rather than use Eternal Soul's other ability to search Dark Magic Attack and allow me to destroy your Eternal Soul."
"The same holds true for you," Davis replied. "Each of us has Eternal Soul active. Both a liability and a blessing. Protecting our Dark Magicians from effects, but killing them if they are removed."
"So true," Archon said smirking. "I can't remember the last time that I had this much fun. I set one card facedown. Dark Magician, attack Dark Magician!"
The two Spellcasters lunged at each other again, shattering apart.
"I draw," Davis said.
"Dark Magician Resurrects!" both Duelists declared. The Dark Magicians rose from the Graveyard.
Davis glanced at the card he pulled.
"This is it!" Davis said. "The key to breaking the stalemate! I play…The Eye of Timaeus!"
Davis slid the card into the slot, a giant image of the card appeared next to him. But then nothing happened.
"Sorry to break it to you Davis," Archon said, sounding almost sad. "But remember how I said that the Quantum Duel Disks connect your cards to their appropriate Spirits? Yeah…That means that certain Spirits…The Number Cards, the Egyptian God Cards, the Sacred Beasts, the Five Signer Dragons, the 4 Dimension Dragons, the Legendary Dragon Guardians of Atlantis…They're not going to come out for any old Duelist. They're picky about who plays them. So while Timaeus might be a staple card in Dark Magician Decks in this World…He's unplayable on a Quantum Duel Disk."
"Oh," Davis said, drooping slightly.
"That sucks," He commented. "The Legendary Dragons are literally my favorite cards in the game. I loved the DOMA arc. I loved the cards. I thought that their effects were pretty darn cool. I had a field day when the cards got defictionalized."
Archon shrugged. "What can you do?"
"I'm sorry, Timaeus," Davis said to the card. "I wish I'd known. I wouldn't have played your card if I had realized. I'm sorry I wasn't worthy to wield your power in this game."
"It's just a ca-," Archon started to say, when suddenly the card shimmered on Davis's field. There was the massive sound of a dragon's roar, as the blue-green scar-eyed dragon emerged from his card on Davis's field.
"What?" Archon gasped.
Timaeus roared at Archon's Dark Magician.
"Does…Does this mean what I think it means?" Davis said, a grin spreading across his face as he looked at his Dragon.
"You…I…," Archon stuttered for a moment, and then sighed. "Yes. It means that Timaeus has deemed you worthy of playing his card. Unfortunately it means that you can use his powers without restriction."
"Let the Guardian Knight of Atlantis bound as a Dragon, and the Ultimate Sorcerer of Dark Magic merge and become one!" Davis chanted. "FUSION SUMMON: DARK MAGICIAN THE DRAGON KNIGHT!"
The two cards flowed into each other, swirling into a vortex. An armored Dark Magician wielding a sword emerged, riding upon the back of The Legendary Dragon Timaeus.
(LV8 3000/2500)
"Dark Magician the Dragon Knight!" Davis declared. "Attack his Dark Magician. Inferno Magic Attack!"
Energy flowed along Dark Magician's sword, flowing forward, at the same time Timaeus opened his maw and released a stream of dark energy. The two attacks flowed together and struck Archon's Dark Magician. He shattered apart.
Archon-4300LP
Davis-6600LP
"Dark Magician Girl," Davis called out. "Attack Archon Directly. Dark Burning attack!"
"Trap Card!" Archon declared. "Magician's Circle let's us both special summon a Spellcaster from our decks with 2000 or Less attack points. My own Dark Magician Girl will do!"
(LV6 3200/1700)
"As for me," Davis said. "I call a second Chocolate Magician Girl to the field!"
(LV4 1600/1000)
"Going for the Draw Power over the raw beatdown power of a second Dark Magician Girl," Archon said. "I can respect that."
"Due to the fact that the number of monsters on the field changed due to your Trap card, I use the Replay to call off Dark Magician Girl's attack," Davis said.
"During my second Main Phase," Davis said. "I discard one Dark Magician in my Hand in order to draw a card via Chocolate Magician Girl's effect."
Davis slid the red armored Dark Magician artwork that Arcana used in the show into his card Graveyard.
Both DMG: (LV6 3500/1700)
"I end my turn," Davis said,
Timaeus let loose a low snarl at Archon, the dragon was practically seething with rage, only held back by his limit of one attack per turn.
"I'm truly sorry Davis," Archon said regretfully. "I really liked you. I was having fun. But now I have to raise the stakes on this Duel."
"Excuse me?" Davis replied.
"Timaeus has chosen you," Archon said. "I've been looking for the Dark Magician player who Timaeus found worthy of playing him for quite some time. And well, frankly, I was beginning to think he—You—Didn't actually exist. The only way I can claim Timaeus for myself is to defeat his Chosen Duelist in a high-stakes Duel. This was a casual friendly game. But I can't afford it to remain that way. I activate the Spell Card Terraforming. Searching my deck for the one card that will raise the stakes on this duel."
"Wait," Davis said. "You don't mean…"
The field spell slid out of Archon's deck.
"I do," Archon said. "No higher stakes than that of your very soul, Davis. I add the Seal of Orichalcos to my hand!"
"I activate the Quick Play Spell Forbidden Dress," Archon said. "It weakens my Dark Magician Girl for the turn, by 600 points, but makes her immune to Destruction Effects."
(Archon's DMG: 3100/1700)
"Like the fact that if you play that field card, all of your special summoned monsters get nuked," Davis commented dryly as a glowing white dress appeared on Archon's Dark Magician Girl.
"Precisely," Archon said. "I activate the Seal of Orichalcos!"
Archon slid the Spell card into his Disk. It beeped loudly, and his screen went blank, showing only the image of the Seal itself. The Seal of Orichalcos rose from the image on Archon's Duel Disk Screen, expanding in size until it encompassed the entire field, coming down and resting beneath them. Archon's Dark Magician Girl screamed for a moment, and then grinned wickedly as the Seal appeared on her forehead.
(Archon's DMG: 3600/1700)
"Eternal Soul," Archon said. "Bring back my Dark Magician so that he may become infused with the power of the Orichalcos!"
Archon's Cards:
(DMG: LV6 3300/1700)
(DM: LV7 3000/2100)
Davis's Cards:
(DMG: LV6 3200/1700)
(DMtDK: LV8 3000/1700)
(CMG: LV4 1600/1000)
Archon's Magician grinned wickedly as he gained the Seal upon his forehead and a redish tint to his eyes.
"Dark Magician!" Archon declared. "Attack his Dark Magician the Dragon Knight! Dark Magic attack!"
The two mages raised their hands and fired, both shattering apart.
(Archon's DMG: 3900)
(Davis's DMG: 3800)
"Magician Girl!" Archon declared. "Destroy Davis's Dark Magician Girl!"
The Orichalcos infused Magician Apprentice smiled wickedly and pointed her staff at Davis's untainted girl. She fired. Davis's shattered apart.
Archon-4800LP
Davis-6500LP
"During my End Phase the effects of my Forbidden Dress wear off," Archon said. "Restoring my Dark Magician Girl to her full, Orichalcos infused strength."
(DMG: LV6 4400/1700)
"Eternal Soul!" both Duelists declared in unison. "Bring back my Dark Magician!"
Davis smirked before adding; "The Dragon Knight."
"Wait,' Archon said. "Eternal Soul can't bring back Dark Magician variants. Only the ordinary vanilla Dark Magician."
"Normally that's true," Davis said as the hieroglyphics on the two steles lit up again. "But not for my Dark Magician the Dragon Knight, as his name becomes 'Dark Magician' while on the Field and in the Graveyard. Allowing any card that normally can only be used exclusively by Dark Magician, to be used by my Dragon Knight as well."
The Dragon with the armored mage upon its back rose up from the Graveyard.
(LV8 3000/2500)
"Thanks to the Orichalcos," Archon said dryly. "He ties with my Dark Magician!"
(LV7 3000/2100)
"Not for long," Davis said, smirking. "I just drew Dark Magic Attack! This Spell Card can only be played when I have a Dark Magician on my field. It destroys all of your Spells and Traps!"
Dark Magician the Dragon Knight raised his hand and pointed his sword at Archon's Stele. There was a flash of light and the stele shattered apart.
Archon's Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl suddenly clutched their chests, collapsing to the ground before shattering apart themselves. The Seal of Orichalos remained.
"Dark Magician and Chocolate Magician Girl!" Davis said. "Attack Archon Directly!"
Archon-200LP
Davis-6500LP
"Just about wraps it up, I think," Davis said.
"Does it?" Archon asked. "Ties it up in a nice neat little bow? But it isn't that easy Davis. If you defeat me, I lose my Soul. You know this. The Seal of Orichalos was played in a Quantum Duel Disk. It's drawing power from the Orichalcos just as your Knight draws from Timaeus. Which means that this Duel will have consequences. You defeat me, you are responsible for what happens to my Soul."
"Doesn't the same thing also apply to you?" Davis scowled. "Defeat me and it's my soul."
"Yes," Archon said. "But I can live with that. I'm a refugee, Davis. My entire Universe was consumed by a force that you can't even begin to comprehend. If I defeat you and claim Timaeus for myself, that's a weapon added to my arsenal against the being that destroyed my reality. Your soul is a small price to pay for that."
"That…" Davis furrowed his brow.
"You could also surrender," Archon said. "I get Timaeus either way."
Timaeus snarled at Archon.
"Um," Davis gestured at the Dragon. "I don't think he's all that keen on you. In fact, I think he's pissed off because you played the card that destroyed his kingdom."
"He doesn't have to like me," Archon said, scowling. "He just has to obey me. And fight for me against the Destroyer."
"I don't think so," Davis said. "Look…I feel for you man. And I get it. You definitely deserve justice against this…Whatever. But Sealing my Soul away? How does that make you better?"
"I don't have to justify myself to you," Archon said. "I just have to win."
"Damn the consequences?" Davis asked. "I don't buy that. We were having fun a few minutes ago, Dueling because we both love this game and the twists and turns it can take. You can't tell me otherwise."
"That was then," Archon said. "I draw. I set one card. End Turn."
"I draw," Davis said. "I summon my Apple Magician Girl to the field!"
(LV3 1200/800)
Davis glanced over at Archon. The Seal glowing on his forehead.
"I end my turn." Davis said looking away. "You're right. I can't do it…I can't willingly take your Soul. I'm just not willing to make that sacrifice. I also set one card."
"That is why you fail," Archon replied. "I active my facedown. Graceful Tear. I add one card from my hand to yours, and gain 2000 Life Points."
Archon flicked the card in his hand at Davis, who instinctively reached out and snatched it out of the air, surprising even himself.
Davis glance at the card. Dimensional Barrier. An absolutely useless trap card against a Duelist playing the Seal of Orichalcos, as the Extra Deck was forbidden to the Seal's owner while the Seal was in play.
Archon-2200LP
Davis-6500LP
"I play the card Soul Charge," Archon said. "Reviving two Dark Magicians, and enhancing their powers with the Orichalcos! It just costs me the life points that I gained and the Battle Phase of the Turn."
(LV7 3000/2100)x2
Archon-200LP
Davis-6500LP
"Next I offer my magicians as a Tribute in order to play this: The Sorcerer of Dark Magic!"
Both Dark Magicians vanished, transforming into black lightning which flowed together to form a new creature.
(LV9 3700/2800)
"Even your Timaeus can't handle this beast!" Archon said. "End of Turn."
"You should have destroyed my Dragon Knight when you had the chance," Davis said. He drew. His eyes widened at the card he pulled.
"I activate Eternal Soul's second effect, to add the Spell Card Thousand Knives from my Deck to my hand!" Davis declared.
"Sorceror of Dark Magic's effect activates!" Archon declared. "When you activate a trap effect I can negate and destroy the trap! Say goodbye to your Eternal Soul now!"
"I don't think so," Davis said. "As long as my Dark Magician the Dragon Knight remains active on the field, my Spells and Traps are unaffected by your card effects, so Eternal Soul goes off without a hitch. Lemurian Defense Tactics!"
A wall of glowing Enochian text appeared in front of Dark Magician the Dragon Knight, barricading Sorcerer of Dark Magic's ability
"Now," Davis said. "Everything relies upon this next draw. I activate Pot of Desires. I banish 10 cards facedown off of the top of my deck. Because they are facedown, they are not public knowledge like the Graveyard. Only I may see what I banished.
The Duel disk spat out 10 cards, Davis picked them up and glanced them over. Before sliding them into the banished slot next to his Spell/Trap activation slot and Graveyard Slot.
"In exchange for this sacrifice, I get to draw two cards," Davis said.
"Kind of pricey for just two cards," Archon commented.
"Not if they're the RIGHT two cards," Davis said, snapping the two cards off of the top of his deck. His face went blank.
"Not what you needed?" Archon taunted.
"On the contrary," Davis said.
"Eh?" Archon raised an eyebrow.
"It was exactly what I needed," Davis clarified. "First up! Thousand Knives! Destroys Sorcerer!"
Dark Magician the Dragon Knight pointed his sword at the Orichalcos powered Sorcerer. One thousand knives shimmered into existence and launched at the Sorcerer, shattering him apart.
"But if you attack," Archon said, tapping the Seal on his forehead.
"Relying on my unwillingness to take your Soul is a dirty tactic," Davis said.
"It's working, isn't it?" Archon said.
"Which is why I'm putting an end to it," Davis said. "The first of the two cards Pot of Desires gave me: Dedication through Light and Darkness! I offer my Dark Magician the Dragon Knight as a tribute!"
Twin beams of light and shadow erupted from the ground and flowed over Davis's Dark Magician the Dragon Knight. The glow faded, and a completely different Spellcaster stood in his place.
"Dark Magician of Chaos," Davis said.
(LV8 2800/2300)
"The second card I drew with Pot of Desires: Chaos Scepter Blast! This Spell requires me to control a level 8 or higher Spellcaster. I banish one card on my opponent's field.
Archon frowned. "You've already cleared my field."
"My target," Davis said. "Is the Seal of Orichalcos."
"The Seal can't BE destroyed, Davis," Archon said rolling his eyes.
"I didn't say I was destroying the field," Davis said. "I said I'm BANISHING it."
Archon stopped.
"No," he whispered.
The Dark Magician of Chaos spun his staff around several times, before slamming the tip of the staff onto the Seal itself. Dark Magicial energy pulsed across the lines of the field. One Pulse. Two Pulse. Three Pulse.
The Seal shattered apart.
"With nothing blocking the attack," Davis said. "Dark Magician of Chaos! Attack Archon directly!"
Dark Magician of Chaos launched forward.
"Chaos Scepter Blast!"
Archon-0LP
Davis-6500LP (WIN)
The monsters faded, and Archon glanced downward at his cards.
"Banishing it," Archon said, blinking. "I admit…I never thought of that. Well played Davis. Admittedly well played."
Archon collected himself as he reset his Duel Disk.
"Wait!" Davis said. "Can we talk about what just happened? Real Duel Disks with holograms and…Dimensional Refugees!"
"Not today Davis," Archon said, pulling out a second deck and casually pulling out a specific card from it.
"I Activate Dimension Gate Trap Card," Archon said. "We'll have a rematch soon, Davis. I promise."
A vortex of energy appeared in front of the dapper looking man, Archon stepped forward into the energy gate and vanished.
Davis stared blankly at the spot in the parking lot where Archon vanished for several minutes, before shifting his attention to the Duel Disk still attached to his arm.
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"You lost," Archon scowled at the punk kid confronting him on the other end of the gate.
"Yes I did," Archon said quietly. "Winning Timaeus wasn't the primary goal. Finding his holder was. I did that. And I gave us a firm measure of his skillset too. I won't underestimate him again."
"He runs a freaking Dark Magician Deck," came the counter. "Send in Leon. His Zoodiac Deck will make short work of that piece of trash tier four archetype."
"Don't diss my Magicians Malachi," Archon snapped. "Besides. I have to beat Davis. Timaeus won't work in Leon's Zoodiac Deck. But he WILL work with my Dark Magicians."
Malachi rolled his eyes. "Leon and I seem to be the only ones who grasp this concept. Your decks suck. My Pendulum Magicians and his Zoodiacs do not. We consistently win, and you do not. Stop playing your substandard cards and get with the program. Upgrade to better decks."
"I don't answer to you, or Leon," Archon snapped. "I answer to Wayfinder."
"Children, children, children," a new voice declared, as a blond man with a tattered cloak stepped into the room. "Can't we all just get along?"
"Play a better deck," Malachi muttered.
"I understand that you found one?" Wayfinder asked, turning and looking at Archon.
"I did," Archon replied. "The chosen of Timaeus!"
"Excellent," Wayfinder replied. "What is the holder's name?"
"Davis Coffin," Archon replied.
Wayfinder paused, frowning. "I see," he grunted.
"He could be dangerous," Wayfinder said after another pregnant pause. "Malachi, eliminate him and claim Timeaus."
"With PLEASURE," Malachi snapped. He turned and looked at Archon. "I'll show you how it's done."
"I'm the only one whose deck is built for Timaeus," Archon objected.
"Malachi can just surrender to you after he claims Timaeus," Wayfinder said absently. "It makes no difference how many times the Dragon changes hands, just that we get him in the end."
"It has to be a high-stakes-," Archon started to object again, when several alarms began blaring.
"What is that?"
"There's a disturbance in the Dimension Gate Room," Wayfinder said, scowling at a message on his Duel Disks.
He glanced at Malachi and Archon.
"What are you waiting for? Take chare of it!"
Both Duelists scrambled out of the room.
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A figure dressed purely in white riding a black and gold colored Duel Runner drove around the inside of what was clearly a mostly empty wearhouse. A single crystalline gate sat in the center of the warehouse.
Three Duelists were attempting to corner the motorcyclist when the door to the exterior opened up and Archon and Malachi ran inside, only to narrowly leap out of the way as the motorcyclist shot out through the open doors.
"We almost HAD them!" one of the Duelists snapped stomping his foot.
"Where did they come from?" Archon demanded.
"Burst out of the gate about five minutes ago!" Draco, the leader of the Duelists who had been trying to corner the rider said.
"What exactly are you lot waiting for?" Malachi demanded. "After them!"
"They're from another Dimension," Archon murmured. "They could be a refugee like us…"
"Not likely," Malachi snapped. "More likely…They're one of Wayfinder's enemies.
"I'm on it sirs!" Draco yelled, shooting out of the warehouse on his own duel runner.
"What was that guy's name again?" Archon asked.
"No idea…" Malachi said watching the Duel Runner fly out of the warehouse, desperately attempting to catch up with the Rider on the first D-Wheel.
"We don't know his name," Archon repeated. "He's definitely going to lose."
"Most likely," Malachi; said. "Let's get back to Central Command. At least we can monitor the Duel once…What's his face links with the Rider."
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Draco's D-Wheel was fast. The masked rider's was faster. The Rider had blown out of the warehouse and was merging onto the highway before Draco caught up. By the time he got in range, it was almost too late. Almost.
Within 50 feet, he punched the button on his D-Wheel activating his disk function,
"Activate Speedworld Neo!" Draco yelled.
"Duel Mode On!" Both D-Wheel's declared. "Autopilot On. Standby!"
Rider-4000LP
Draco-4000LP
The Rider's D-Wheel shot into traffic, flowing onto I-70 heading west. Draco was hot on their tail.
"I Summon D.D. Survivor!" Draco declared.
(LV4 1800/200)
A cyber-armored warrior in a tattered cloak appeared next to him, hovering above the ground and matching the speed of his bike.
"I activate two Continuous Spell Cards!" Draco continued. "Soul Absorption, and Dimensional Fissure! Turn End!"
A massive diamond
The Rider glanced back at him, contemplating for a moment before drawing.
"I activate Foolish Burial," the rider declared, Draco almost faltered. The Rider had a distinctly feminine voice.
"I send my Noble Knight Artorigus directly from my deck to the Graveyard," she declared.
"Next I summon my Tuner Monster," she continued. "Lady of the Lake!"
A beautiful blond woman clutching a sword emerged from the summoning portal next to her.
(LV1 200/1800)
"When the Lady of the Lake is summoned, I may Special Summon one 'Noble Knight' Normal Monster from my card Graveyard."
A second summoning portal appeared and blond warrior stepped out and appeared alongside her D-Wheel."
"Noble Knight Artorigus!" she declared.
(LV4 1800/1800)
"My Lady of the Lake tunes Noble Knight Artorigus!" she declared.
The sword that the Lady of the Lake was clutching began to vibrate. The Lady transformed into a single glowing ring, which Artorigus rose up towards and entered.
"Become the path to Joyeus Guard!" the Rider said. "Bring forth the fallen guardian of the Throne of Camelot!"
(TUNE: 1+4=5)
"SYNCHRO SUMMON! IGNOBLE KNIGHT OF HIGH LAUNDSALLYN!"
(LV5 2100/900)
"When my Dimensional Fissure is in play," Draco Declared. "Monsters sent from the field to the Graveyard are banished instead! And when Monsters are Banished, I gain 500 Life Points for each! You just banished two!"
` Rider-4000LP
Draco-5000LP
"When the Ignoble Knight of High Laundsallyn is summoned," she continued. "I may activate one Noble Arms Equipment Card from my Deck. I choose, Noble Arms-Gallatin, which boosts Laundsallyn by 1000 attack points."
(LV5 3100/900)
"Attack D.D. Survivor!" she declared. The Ignoble Knight grunted, and then lunged backwards, slashing the Survivor apart.
Rider-4000LP
Draco-3700LP
"D.D. Survivor is Banished!" Draco declared. "So I gain 500 Life Points."
"Idiot," his opponent snorted. "Life Points do not matter."
Rider-4000LP
Draco-4200LP
"Of COURSE Life Points Matter!" Draco snapped.
"The only Life Point that matters is your last one," she replied. "I end my turn, which resurrects your D.D. Survivor from the Banished Pile."
(L4 1800/200)
"You do know your warriors lady," Draco snapped. "I'll give you that. But the Anti-Meta D.D. Deck designed by Wayfinder is more than enough to deal with anything that you can throw at me!"
"You didn't even build your own deck," she commented.
"I'm a D.D. Warrior!" Draco snapped. "My deck was issued to me!"
"You're a D.D. Grunt," she snorted back.
"I'll show you a grunt! I draw! I tribute my D.D. Survivor! But don't worry, he'll be back at the End Phase. For now he gives me Life Points!"
Rider-4000LP
Draco-4700LP
"My Noble Warrior's strength comes straight from the heavens!" Draco said. "Divine Knight Ishzark!"
(LV6 2300/1800)
"I equip Ishzark with my Light Laser!" Draco continued. "Now any monster he battles will be banished after battle! Divine Knight! Erase Laundsallyn!"
Ishzark yelled and surged forward, slamming into the Ignoble Knight. Both monsters vanished in a flash.
Rider-4000LP
Draco-3900LP
The Soul Absorption light up as both monsters vanished into the Dimensional Fissure.
Rider-4000LP
Draco-4900LP
"I have you on the ropes!" Draco said.
The Rider rolled her eyes under her helmet at this. The D.D. Survivor reappeared on Draco's field.
(LV4 1800/200)
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Davis's car had just merged onto the highway when the two D-Wheels shot past him at 50 miles per hour. His eyes widened as he saw the monsters hovering alongside the duelists. He did a double take as Ignoble Knight and Divine Knight Ishzark did battle.
He glanced at the Duel Disk in his Passenger Seat. Like a shot, he changed lanes and drove after the Duelists.
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"You're a moron if you think that you have me on the ropes," the Rider replied. "Wayfinder is a terrible Duelist and doesn't actually understand how this game is supposed to work. But I will put you in your place. I know Wayfinder has placed banned cards in you D.D. Grunts deck, figuring it will give you an edge. I assure you, those cards are in fact, your downfall."
"I draw," she said. "I activate Hand Control. I can declare the name of a Spell Card. If it's in your hand, you must activate it right away."
"You can't know what's in my hand!"
"I declare: Dimension Fusion!" she said, ignoring him.
Draco paled, but placed the card on his disk. "I activate Dimension Fusion. I have to pay 2000 Life Points, but we both get to special summon as many Banished Cards as we want. I summon Divine Knight Ishzark."
(LV6 2300/1800)
"I summon Lady of the Lake," the Rider said.
(LV1 200/1800)
"Noble Knight Artorigus," she declared.
(LV4 1800/1800)
"And Ignoble Knight of High Laundsallyn!"
(LV5 2100/900)
"Next I summon Gwenhwyfar, Queen of Noble Arms!"
(LV2 300/300)
"Time to wrap this up, and finish you," the Rider continued.
"Lady of the Lake Tunes Gwenhwyfar, Queen of Noble Arms and Noble Knight Artorigus!"
"Become the weapon of my destruction," she declared as the Lady of the Lake once again became a circle of light, taking both Artorigus and the beautiful red-hared woman next to him into the circle. They both became a sextet of stars.
(TUNE: 1+2+4=7)
"Bring forth my Master-At Arms!" she said.
"SYNCHRO SUMMON! LEVEL SEVEN: SEVEN SWORDS WARRIOR!"
(LV7 2300/1800)
A golden armored paladin appeared out of the Extra Deck next to Ignoble Knight Laundsallyn.
"I equip Seven Swords Warrior with Magnum Sheild," she declared. "This will add his Defense points to his Attack points!"
(LV7 4100/1800)
"It also burns you for 800 damage," she said.
Rider-4000LP
Draco-5600LP
"I also equip him with Noble Arms of Destiny, for a second 800 Life Points Burn," she declared.
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Draco-4800LP
"And Noble Arms-Caliburn!"
Rider-4000LP
Draco-4000LP
"I activate Seven Swords Warrior's special ability!" she said. "I remove Calliburn and Destiny to destroy your D.D. Survivor and Divine Knight Ishzark!"
Both of Dracos Monsters were sucked upwards into his Dimensional Fissure.
Rider-4000LP
Draco-5000LP
"Seven Swords Warrior!" she declared. "Attack him Directly!"
It grunted affirmation and lunged at Draco's D-Wheel, sending him careening across two lanes.
Rider-4000LP
Draco-900LP
"Ignoble Knight," she said. "FINISH IT!"
Laundsallyn lunged backwards and struck the D-Wheel.
Rider-4000LP(WIN)
Draco-0LP
Draco's D-Wheel sputtered to a stop and the engine began steaming, the Rider continued on her path, leaving him in the dust.
Fifteen Minutes later she pulled into the parking lot of a Chuck-E-Cheese, followed closely by a 2003 maroon colored Buick.
"I have some questions I need to ask you!" Davis said, stepping out of his car.
The Rider removed her helmet, releasing a wave of blond hair. Her eyes locked onto Davis's eyes.
"It can't be!" she said, gasping.
"Who are you?" Davis asked.
"I was about to ask you the same question," she said, her icy blue eyes glaring daggers at Davis. "My name is Asriel Heart. And you look exactly like the only man I ever loved."
"Uh…" Davis blinked, unsure of how to respond to this. "My name is Davis Coffin."
"LIAR!" she yelled, activating her Duel Disk. "Davis Coffin DIED IN MY ARMS! I will not let you besmirch his name!"
To Be Continued…